One third of the seats represented by councillors were up for election.

Since the council was enlarged in 1950 the Conservative Party had been in power.

After the 1962 elections the Liberals had the most Councillors but the Conservatives retained power as they had more Aldermen.

The result had the following consequences for the total number of seats on the council after the elections: The Conservatives lost their majority and went into opposition.

The Liberals won a majority taking control of the council for the first time.